Tire lock



Aug. 3 1926.

TIRE LOCK Filed April. 7,

Patented 3,1926

UNITED STATES P 1,594,586 PATENT OFFICE.

OLAIA. DEBSONfOF MILTON, OHIO.

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This invention relates to locking devices and more particularly to devices for locking a spare tire to the carrier of an automobile.

One of the objects of the invention isto provide a device that will be com aratively inexpensive to manufacture an yet constitute a secure locking device that will be diflicult to open and hence retarda thief to such an extent as to render the device practically thiefproof.

7 Other. objects of the invention and the features of novelty will be apparent from the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings of which:

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ends of the band 13 are turned outwardly Fig. (Bis; a prospective view of the'device with the ldck removed. p Referrmg to the drawings, 10 indicates an automobile, and 11 the. carrier for the spare tire 12, the carrier as ordinaril constructed, comprising a band or a band for supporting the rim 0 the tire. According to my. invention I provide a band or cuff 13 which is ada ted to surround the tire and the band 0 11, on which it is supported, and thereby secure thespare tire to the carrier. The

a'sindicated at 14 and 15 and adapted to be positioned side by .side, as bestshown in Fig. 3.; In order-to prevent rattling and wear. the band 13 is lined with any suitable fabric 16, which may be secured thereto by rivets or in.- any other preferred manner.

The ends 14 and 15 are provided with aligned openings 17, preferably of circular form, and these openings have relatively restricted extensions 18 to the edges of these ends,'as best shown in Fi 6. .In order to lock the en $14 and 15 to-. gethersoas to prevent removal of the band 13, I provide a housing '19 having a slot 20 pass thru the openin ortlon or the carrier Application filed l prii' 7,1922. Serial No. 550,459.

to receive and substantially enclose the ends 14 and 15, as best shown in Figs. 3 and 4. The housing 19 has a boss 20' on one side thereof inwhich there is arranged a pin lock 21 adapted to beactuated by a key 22. The lock 21 is of ordinary construction and actuates a rotatable bolt 23, this,

bolt having a portion 24-which, in one position, will pass thru the opening extensions 18 as the housing. is being slipped over the ends 14 and 15, ,When the housing is in position on the ends 14 and 15, the bolt 23 may be. rotated, the portion 24 assuming the position shown in Fig. 4 at right angles to the position in which it passed thru the extensions 18. 5 From Fig.4 it will be evident that the bolt 23 serves to retain the housing 19 on the ends 14 and 15 and, ther'efore,locks the ends together. When it is desired to remove the band, it is only necessary to ro-' tate the bolt 23, by means ofthe key 22, so as to permit the portion 24 of the bolt to extensions 18.

.The band 13 is pre erably made of high 1 grade spring steel properly hardened and sprm -tempered so as to have the requisite flexibility to permit separation of'the ends 14 and 15 to pass over a tire. The housing 19 with its boss. 20. will be preferably made and the whole construction of the .device.

. of a tou h, hard metal that will resist sawis such that it will retard a thief to such I an extent that, under ordinary. circumstances, he would be detected in any efiort- I 'to'break -.thru the locking purpose of stealing the spare tire. I

- .Having thus described my invention, what I claim is: i

a 1. In a device of the class described, the combination with a band adapted to surround a tire and'having outwardly turned ends, said ends having aligned openings therein extending to'the edges thereof, of a locking device comprising a housing'having 05 'a slot therein to receive said ends and cardevice for the ico rying a keycontrolled rotatable bolt 'to I slip into said openings as said ends enter having outwardly turned ends arranged side the class described,

by side and provided with aligned openings havin relatively restricted extensions to the e ges of said ends, and a lockin device comprising a housing having a s 0t to receive said ends and a rotatable ke controlled locking bolt having a part a apted, in one position, to pass throu h said opening extensions when said on 5 enter said slot and upon being turned in said opening 10 at right angles to said position, to prevent removal of said housing from said ends.

3. In a device of the class described, the combination with a band adapted to suroutwardly turned one piece housing having a slot t erein to receive said ends and carrying a flat rotatable bolt to slip into said extension as said endsfenter said slot and to be turned in said opening to retain said locking device in position.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

' o AF A. ANDERSON.

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